Hula Bream

Mirogrex hulensis

Twenty Three Centimeters Carp from Asian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Medium
Tropical fish

Mirogrex hulensis, sometimes known as the Hula bream, was a species of ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae. Its natural habitats were swamps and freshwater lakes in Lake Hula in northern Israel. Mirogrex hulensis looked much like a sardine.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Mirogrex
Maximum length: 23 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Eurasia: In swamps of the Hula basin. These swamps were drained in the 1950's.
Conservation status: EXExtinct

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